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enHugh Auchincloss, Step-brother Of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Dies At 87http://ripr.org/post/hugh-auchincloss-step-brother-jacqueline-kennedy-onassis-dies-87
<p>Hugh Auchincloss III, one of Rhode Island’s last links to John Kennedy’s presidential administration has died at age 87 in Newport. Rhode Island Public Radio political analyst spoke with afternoon host Dave Fallon, about Auchincloss’ ties to the political family, and his life in Newport.</p><p></p><p></p>Tue, 16 Jun 2015 21:11:04 +0000Dave Fallon & Scott MacKay52436 at http://ripr.orgHugh Auchincloss, Step-brother Of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Dies At 87Hugh “Yusha” Auchincloss III Remembers JFK http://ripr.org/post/hugh-yusha-auchincloss-iii-remembers-jfk
<p>As we continue our coverage of the 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, we speak to his brother-in-law about that tragic day.&nbsp; Rhode Island Public Radio’s Flo Jonic reports from Newport.</p><p></p><p>Do you have insight or expertise on this topic? Please email us, we'd like to hear from you. <a href="mailto:news@ripr.org?subject=yusha%20remembers%20jfk">news@ripr.org</a></p>Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:00:00 +0000Flo Jonic25084 at http://ripr.orgHugh “Yusha” Auchincloss III Remembers JFK Rhode Island Remembers JFK http://ripr.org/post/rhode-island-remembers-jfk
<p>November 22, 1963 started out as an ordinary day at the Providence Evening Bulletin. By 12:30, city editor Jim Wyman was ready for lunch and headed across the street to the Providence Journal diner. He had just settled into his favorite stool when the phone on the counter jangled to life.</p><p>“It was the managing editor seeking me and urging me to get back across the street because the president had been shot,” Wyman explains.</p>Thu, 21 Nov 2013 09:51:00 +0000Flo Jonic25083 at http://ripr.orgRhode Island Remembers JFK Scott MacKay Commentary: JFK's Rhode Islandhttp://ripr.org/post/scott-mackay-commentary-jfks-rhode-island
<p>It’s been a half-century&nbsp; years since the assassination of John F. Kennedy.&nbsp; RIPR Political analyst Scott MacKay explores why Kennedy loved Rhode Island and why the Ocean State loved JFK.</p><p></p><p>Our state is America’s smallest but it loomed large in the life of John F. Kennedy.</p><p></p><p>From the time Kennedy was a young man, he and his family were shaped by experiences in Rhode Island.&nbsp; If any event forged the career of John Kennedy it was his World War II heroics as patrol torpedo lieutenant in the U.S. Navy.</p>Mon, 18 Nov 2013 13:18:43 +0000Scott MacKay24987 at http://ripr.orgScott MacKay Commentary: JFK's Rhode Island